 The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only [by] positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created,...  A Complete Collection of State Trials Vol. XX - Page 81by T. B. Howell, Esq. - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Robert Henry Browne - United States - 1901 - 598 pages
...been extremely different in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral...which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasions, and time itself from where it was created are erased from memory. It is so odious that nothing... | |
 | Addison Briggs Burk, Howard A. Chase, J. Lee Patton, Hampton Moor - 1906 - 256 pages
...been extremely different in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced, on any reasons moral or political but only positive law, which preserves the force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | George Burton Adams, Henry Morse Stephens - Constitutional history - 1906 - 588 pages
...been extremely different, in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only bv positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Joseph Henry Beale - Conflict of laws - 1907 - 840 pages
...been extremely different in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Elroy McKendree Avery - United States - 1908 - 564 pages
...municipal law William, Lord Mansfield of England. . . . The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by a positive law. . . . It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law.... | |
 | Slavery - 1876 - 372 pages
...nature that it is incapable of being introdued on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positivo law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from whence it was ever created, is erased from memory." — Howell's "State Trials," Vol. XX., p. 82. The most emphatic... | |
 | Slavery - 1860 - 326 pages
...Alansûeld, pronouncing jndgment in the great case of Somersett, s' is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW" — that is, express... | |
 | Marion Mills Miller - History - 1913 - 448 pages
...in the memorable case of Sommersett, said : ' ' The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." (Howell's "State Trials,"... | |
 | Matilda Gresham - Judges - 1919 - 494 pages
...believes what it says." His lordship concluded : ' ' The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. . . . It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law. ... I cannot say... | |
 | Jesse Macy - Antislavery movements - 1919 - 310 pages
...of Lord Mansfield, said he, "the state of slavery" was declared to be "of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. ... it is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." Adopting the same... | |
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